LISBON — The driver accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian and then fleeing the scene in East Liverpool on Feb. 4 entered a not guilty plea during arraignment Thursday on multiple counts. Tracy C. Quimby, 34, last known address Jackman Street, East Liverpool, also with an address in ...
LISBON — A Leetonia man accused of allegedly having sexual contact with a 5-year-old child entered a not guilty plea during arraignment Thursday. Scott E. Arter, 61, Leetonia Road, was charged with gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony, for allegedly having sexual contact with the child victim on Aug. 24, 2025. Arter appeared before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton, who continued his bond of $200,000 cash or surety, but with the additional requirement requested by the prosecutor of no contact with the victim or any of the state’s witnesses. ...
LISBON — A man who caused the deaths of an elderly Salem couple in a 2024 crash after falling asleep at the wheel will face sentencing at 2 p.m. Aug. 5 after pleading guilty Wednesday to two counts of vehicular homicide. Kaylan Latrae Jones, 26, Georgetown Road, entered the pleas to the ...
SALEM — The parks commission discussed updates to employee wages in its July meeting. Following an executive session for the discussion of employee wages the commissioners voted unanimously to adjust the pay scale for the department’s receptionist position, currently held by Diana Harshman, from the current rage of $11 to $14 per hour, to $12 to $16 per hour. The increase will still need to receive approval from the city council as an update to the city’s wage ordinance. The commissioners initially discussed increasing Laborers Bobby Hillman and Kaden Blair’s wages to ...
SALEM — The utilities commission discussed hosting an open house at the wastewater treatment plant in its July meeting. With upgrades at the wastewater treatment plant nearing final completion, the utilities commission has discussed hosting an open house at the plant to showcase the upgrades several times in recent months. While the utilities department had tentatively planned to host the open house ahead of its August meeting, the commissioners agreed to defer the open house until September as efforts continue to finalize work across the plant. Utilities Commission Chairman Bob ...
COLUMBIANA — City Council heard from one concerned resident during a public hearing for a rezone of annexed property last week. The hearing was held for the rezone of the 6.279 acres of property the city is annexing from Unity Township on behalf of Lakefront Preserve LLC, a local real estate holding and property development company. The property is a small piece of a two-phase housing development that encompasses homes across the back nine of the Links at Firestone Farms. There are two phases total with many of the lots in phase one already under contract, City Manager Lance ...
